Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-01
FROM BRITISH ADMIRALTRY.
Marine Pensioners Ordered to Prepare for
Active Service.


OTTAWA, ONT, January 3l.-A circu-
lar has been received from the British
Admiralty calling upon all marine pen
sioners under tifty-iive years of age to hold
themselves in readiness for active service.
The circular also requests an immediate
answer as to age, whether the penSioner
is long service one or is inyallded,
whether gunner or torpedo artiticer, and
to state the nearest ship-Oi-war where hc
could attend for examination. Travelling
expenses are to be paid by the British
Government. For not complying with
the order the pensioner will forfeit his
pension, and at the discretion of the Gov
ernment may be arrested and punished rs
deScrter. Only one such circular has
been issued since the Crimcan war. Con
siderable excitement has been caus7Gl
among foreigners and their families.
MILITIA NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE.
4 Toronto dispatch says: The present
position OF Canada in relation to the fish
cries is regarded in much more serious
light by the Canadian aud Imperial Gov
ernments than by the leading newspapers
and the people generally OF this country.
1t is rumOred here that the Governor Gen
eral has during the past few days been en-
gagged in an important correspondence
from Ottawa with the Imperial au-
thOrities. 1t has been pretty well
agreed upon by her Majesty's representa-
tive at Ottawa, so the rumOr goes, that it
has become necessary to send forces to
Canada without delay, and that several
Imperial regiments will as soon as possible
be brought here by war ships, and that one
or two of the ships will remain at Halifax,
to he ready for any emergency. 1t was III
tended some time ago to send n member OF
battaliOnS of volunteers from different
parts Of Canada to take part in Queen
ViCtOria's Jubilee, but now the militia I'M
lerStands that the trip has been cancelled,
and that the Minister of Militia at Ottawa
has some reasons for keeping them i'll
Canada.
4 REPLY To INGALLS, AND FRYE.
Prof Goodwin Smith. of Toronto, writ
ing on the United States Senate'S rctalia-
tory measures, says: ''lf any Senator
really believes that Cmada in insisting on
her treaty rights is instigated by British
hostility TO the United States, he was never
more mistaken. Great Britain's only con-
ceiyablc motive of action is the sense of
honor which binds her to protect the rights
of her dependency. Does it not strike Mr..
Ingalls, as rather remarkable, considering
how strong and lasting race peculiaritieS
are, that OF the two portions of the same
race that have been separated only for 4
single century, one should he I mass
of ruffianiSm and OowardiSm, bul-
lying, insolent and everything else that is
vile, while the other has arrived at such Z
pitch of virtue, civilization, chivalry and
urbanity as to produce Mr.. Ingalls,? Fol
centuries, Mr.. Ingalls, says, England has
been u sort of devil among the nations.
Yet little more than single century age
the Ingallses were Englishmen. Fortu
nately, on the shoulders Of Evarts, Vest
the President and Bayard are cooler head,
than those of Ingalls, and Frye. Nothing
is more certain than that, owing to the
late extension OF the suffrage in England
the British Ministry WHICH should allow
it to be supposed that 1t was going into ;
war with the United States for the prOtec
tiOn of Canadian fisheries would have pro
nounced its own DOOM"